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The Met Office adds: Born 2 November 1915, died 22 June 1941. Sidney was a forecaster posted to RAF Aldergrove in 1939 and, having been commissioned into the RAFO in 1938 he was one of the first to be mobilised and went to France with the RAF contingent of the BEF before being evacuated during the retreat of 1940. Portass was one of three meteorological staff posted to the weather ship SS Arakaka. After safely completing five voyages the Arakaka was preparing to return from its sixth when it was hit by a torpedo fired by U-77 with the loss of all hands.